'Moving, funny, compassionate and wise, An Unlikely Visitor is an astonishing achievement. Joanna Cannon is an exquisite observer of human nature. Her stories are not so much told as felt by the soul. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope' ELIZABETH DAY 'Joanna Cannon is a compassionate storyteller who writes about the big things with a lightness of touch. An Unlikely Visitor is an engaging mystery, magical and humane as it slowly unfurls - a perfect book for today's world' SARAH WINMAN 'Joanna Cannon beautifully examines each tragic, surprising, shocking and precious moment of ordinary life. An extraordinary book, I loved it' FERN BRITTON Margaret thinks her time is up. Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago. Despite everything, they built a lovely life together.

it's just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own. But maybe her time is now? Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi­tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap­pened to Jeanie. Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story. 'A warm and kind novel that shows the beauty in ordinary life' GEORGINA MOORE 'Brimming with Jo's trademark compassion, insight and wry humour, An Unlikely Visitor is both a meditation on a grief, a mystery of a missing child and a powerful exploration of the human condition. Jo writes so beautifully about human frailties and her kindness illuminates every sentence. A treat of a novel' HANNAH BECKERMAN 'A novel that appears to be telling Margaret and Derek's poignant story becomes, in Joanna Cannon's gifted hands, a profound reflection on the human condition, and therein lie the joy and the magic. We are left marvelling at how extraordinary ordinary people can be, and what a wonder it is to live and love at all' JOANNA GLEN 'A richly imagined, deeply soothing and impeccably structured story, told with Joanna Cannon's trademark wit and warmth. A balm for the soul' SAMUEL BURR Praise for Joanna Cannon: 'Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant' SARA COX 'Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe' MARIAN KEYES 'An utter delight' SARAH WINMAN 'A joy and a triumph' RACHEL JOYCE 'Charming, wise and profoundly human' ERIN KELLY Gold title * Joanna Cannon is the original Borough Brand author and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP was HarperFiction's inaugural event title, selling over 500k copies. AN UNEXPECTED VISTOR will publish a decade after her breakout debut and sees a return to Jo Cannon heartland. * Starring a pair of quirky, lovable characters who unite the community around them on their search for answers, the novel explores the extraordinary buried secrets in ordinary lives and reminds us that the journey can be just as important as the destination. * Enormously well connected - Jo's author fans range from Rachel Joyce to Sarah Winman to Clare Mackintosh to Paula Hawkins. * Regular reviewer for The Guardian and chair for festivals. Recent interviewees include Matt Haig, Rev Richard Coles, Gabrielle Zevin, Elizabeth Day and Joanne Harris. * Longlisted for the Women's Prize, Desmond Elliott and winner of the BAMB reader award. Competition: The Lovely Bones;The Midnight Library; The Life Impossible; The Trouble with Goats and Sheep.

Jennie Godfrey;Clare Chambers;Marian Keyes;Jojo Moyes;Rachel Joyce;Sarah Winman;Matt Haig.